Old Testament

Exodus 13-14

^13:1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ^13:2"Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."

^13:3Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. ^13:4This day you go forth in the month Abib. ^13:5It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. ^13:6Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh. ^13:7Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall there be yeast seen with you, in all your borders. ^13:8You shall tell your son in that day, saying, 'It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.' ^13:9It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of Yahweh may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt. ^13:10You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

^13:11"It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you, ^13:12that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh's. ^13:13Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons. ^13:14It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall tell him, 'By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage; ^13:15and it happened, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animal. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.' ^13:16It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us forth out of Egypt."

^13:17It happened, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God didn't lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt;" ^13:18but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt. ^13:19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you." ^13:20They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. ^13:21Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night: ^13:22the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn't depart from before the people.

^14:1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ^14:2"Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea. ^14:3Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.' ^14:4I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh." They did so.

^14:5It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" ^14:6He made ready his chariot, and took his army with him; ^14:7and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. ^14:8Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. ^14:9The Egyptians pursued after them: all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army; and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon.

^14:10When Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid. The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh. ^14:11They said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us forth out of Egypt? ^14:12Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."

^14:13Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall never see them again. ^14:14Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still."

^14:15Yahweh said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward. ^14:16Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. ^14:17I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get myself honor over Pharaoh, and over all his host, over his chariots, and over his horsemen. ^14:18The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have gotten myself honor over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen." ^14:19The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them. ^14:20It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one didn't come near the other all the night.

^14:21Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. ^14:22The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left. ^14:23The Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea: all of Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. ^14:24It happened in the morning watch, that Yahweh looked out on the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and confused the Egyptian army. ^14:25He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!"

^14:26Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen." ^14:27Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. Yahweh overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. ^14:28The waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even all Pharaoh's army that went in after them into the sea. There remained not so much as one of them. ^14:29But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left. ^14:30Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. ^14:31Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh, and in his servant Moses.

New Testament

Mark 11

^11:1When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, ^11:2and said to them, "Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him. ^11:3If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."

^11:4They went away, and found a colt tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him. ^11:5Some of those who stood there asked them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?" ^11:6They said to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.

^11:7They brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it. ^11:8Many spread their garments on the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and spreading them on the road. ^11:9Those who went in front, and those who followed, cried out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! ^11:10Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

^11:11Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

^11:12The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry. ^11:13Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. ^11:14Jesus told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" and his disciples heard it.

^11:15They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves. ^11:16He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple. ^11:17He taught, saying to them, "Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers!"

^11:18The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

^11:19When evening came, he went out of the city. ^11:20As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. ^11:21Peter, remembering, said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away."

^11:22Jesus answering said to them, "Have faith in God. ^11:23For most assuredly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and doesn't doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says. ^11:24Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. ^11:25Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions. ^11:26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions."

^11:27They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him, ^11:28and they began saying to him, "By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?"

^11:29Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ^11:30The baptism of John -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."

^11:31They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?' ^11:32If we should say, 'From men'"--they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet. ^11:33They answered Jesus, "We don't know."

Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."